17 years after Priyanka Chopra, the last Miss World title winner, Manushi Chhillar put India on the global map again, bagging the crown last week. Chhillar defeated 108 women across the world to become the sixth Indian woman to bring home the Miss World title. Other Indian women to have won the Miss World crown include: Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1994), Diana Haydon (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000).

Born in Sonepat, Haryana, the 20-year-old completed her high school education from St Thomas School in New Delhi and was pursuing a medical degree from Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women, before taking part in the Miss India pageant. For the big day, Chhillar chose a salmon pink crystal-embellished gown by Indian designer label Falguni & Shane Peacock. During other segments of the pageant, she was also spotted wearing other Indian designers including Manish Malhotra and Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla.

The biggest personalities from the country celebrated her win by congratulating her on Twitter. Read these below, and catch a few glimpses of her journey in the slideshow.

You made my b’day @ManushiChhillar d most memorable ever!!👏😘💃🏻🇮🇳India is proud of U!! U truly R born for greatness, seize it Miss World 2017!! I remember ur smile, it owned me!😊😘soooo happy to see U embark on a journey to inspire d world! Dugga Dugga..Love u❤️😇💃🏻😘 https://t.co/opU2RikXoi

Dear @ManushiChhillar!! Thank you for bringing that crown back to India after 17years. Thank you for your amazing answer about mothers. Congratulations. India awaits to welcome you with colours of love, warmth & pride. Jai Ho.🇮🇳👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/itdGLPcXDO